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+# Preseed file for automated Debian installation
+
+# Locale settings
+d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US.UTF-8
+d-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean false
+d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
+
+# Network configuration
+d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp6 boolean true
+d-i netcfg/dhcp6_timeout string 1
+d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
+d-i netcfg/get_hostname string cosmos-base
+d-i netcfg/get_domain string home.cosmos
+
+# Mirror settings
+d-i mirror/country string manual
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string deb.debian.org
+d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
+d-i mirror/http/proxy string
+d-i mirror/codename string bookworm
+
+# Account setup
+d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password {{ cosmos_root_password | password_hash('sha512') }}
+d-i passwd/make-user boolean true
+d-i passwd/user-fullname string Cosmos User
+d-i passwd/username string cosmos
+d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password {{ cosmos_password | password_hash('sha512') }}
+
+# Clock and time zone setup
+d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
+d-i time/zone string America/Los_Angeles
+d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true
+
+# Partitioning - Regular working
+# This does standard partitioning i.e. not LVM
+# d-i partman-auto/method string regular
+# Obviously this selects the disk
+d-i partman-auto/disk select auto
+# /dev/sda
+# The atomic recipe creates a very simple partitioning scheme with just a single root partition and swap space.
+d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic
+# this top one is the magic one that made the prompt go away; huzzah
+# This line tells the installer to finalize the partitioning setup. 
+# By selecting finish, you indicate that you have completed the partitioning and 
+# the installer should proceed to format the partitions and continue with the installation. 
+# It's part of the process to automate the steps without manual confirmation
+d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
+# This setting automatically confirms the partitioning changes, 
+# allowing the installer to proceed without asking for user confirmation. 
+# Setting this to true is important for fully automated installations, 
+# as it avoids stopping the installation process to ask if you want to write the changes to disk.
+d-i partman/confirm boolean true
+# This line automatically confirms overwriting existing partitions on the disk. 
+# By setting this to true, the installer will overwrite any existing data 
+# on the specified disk without prompting for user confirmation. 
+# This is useful for fully automated installations where you want to ensure that old data is removed.
+d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
+
+# Opt out of the popularity contest survey
+popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
+
+# Package selection
+tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, ssh-server
+d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server curl
+d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
+
+# Late command to download and execute a script
+d-i preseed/late_command string \
+    in-target curl -o /root/cosmos-init.sh -L https://pxe:{{ pxe_auth }}@mattifactory.com/dhcp/cosmos-init.sh; \
+    in-target chmod +x /root/cosmos-init.sh; \
+    in-target /root/cosmos-init.sh
+
+# Grub installation
+d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
+d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
+
+# Reboot after installation
+d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
+
+# Shutdown after installation
+d-i debian-installer/exit/poweroff boolean true